Martina Navratilova is one of the most legendary names in tennis and is well known for her powerful athleticism and strength. Her status as a supreme tennis player has been confirmed time and time again by her continuous record breaking performances. Over the course of a long and illustrious career, she has won a total of 59 Grand Slam matches and 9 Wimbledon singles champions (a record breaking number). London based booking agency MN2S handles bookings for Martina Navratilova at public, private and corporate events.
Navratilova was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia to an athletic family. Both her parents worked as ski instructors, and her mother, Jana, was also an accomplished gymnast and tennis player. Her stepfather, Miroslav, would go on to become her first tennis coach, after Navratilova started out playing tennis at the age of 7, her former years spent hitting a ball against a cement wall. At the age of 15, Navratilova won the Czechoslovakia national tennis championship and the following year she debuted on the United States Lawn Tennis Association professional tour. Turning professional at the age of 18, Navratilova was immediately a standout on the court, with a memorable performance at the French Open.
Navratilova’s career has been marked by continuous success. She was the world number 1 in singles for a total of 332 weeks and held the doubles number 1 spot for a record breaking 237 weeks. Navratilova has reached the finals of the Wimbledon singles event an incredible 12 times, nine of which were consecutive – the best performance by any professional player at any major event. She is also only one of three women (alongside Margaret Court and Doris Hart) to have achieved the Career Grand Slam for the three events of singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles.
Long recognised and celebrated for her talents, Navratilova has been the recipient of several impressive accolades. She has frequently been referred to by her peers and tennis journalists as the greatest player in the sport and is consistently ranked highly, often taking the top spot in female tennis rankings when profiled by magazines such as Time and Tennis.
Navratilova has long been a champion of health and well-being, delivering motivational speeches and making guest appearances on the subject. She released a book, Shape Your Self in 2006, focusing on personal fitness and how to live a healthy life, as well as co-writing an autobiography alongside New York Times columnist Geogre Vecsey and three mystery novels with author Liz Nickles.
Navratilova is also heavily involved in charitable causes and supports a number of organisations that benefit animal rights, gay rights, the environment and underprivileged children, and attends many events throughout the year to promote and lend her voice to these excellent causes. Since coming out in 1981, Navratilova has become an icon as an openly gay sports figure, and has worked closely with LGBT causes. She was recently inducted into the National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame and received the National Equality Award from the activist group The Human Rights Campaign in 2000.
Navratilova also often provides insightful tennis commentary, appearing on the Tennis Channel during coverage of the Grand Slams. She is also a regular commentator for the BBC at Wimbledon, and is a commentator and ambassador for BT Sport. As Legends Ambassador for the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore, Navratilova appeared most recently at the tournament in late October.
For more information about booking Martina Navratilova at your next private or corporate event, please contact MN2S Talent Agency.